Culture
Celtic Woman lets Éabha be herself
Éabha McMahon was raised in the Irish language. By Colleen Taylor I thought I had the band Celtic Woman pegged: old songs, modern twist, dramatic t...
April 19, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Music at center of centenary
Bill Whelan says Friday’s concert will “make a statement of intent at the centenary about the Irish Arts Center and its future.” By Daniel Neely Th...
April 18, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
Pioneers of ‘New York game’
Tom Gilbert. Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott In “Playing First: Early Baseball Lives at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery,” Thomas W. Gilbert ...
April 14, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
Challenging Comhaltas’ hegemony
By Daniel Neely Marcus Hernon is well known to fans of traditional music. He’s a world-class flute player who also makes highly-regarded flutes, an...
April 11, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
‘Pearse in Pictures’ on tour
Irish Times journalist and "Pearse In Pictures" author interviewing then Minister of State Roisin Shortall in 2012. LAURA HUTTON/ROLLING NEWS.IE Fí...
April 08, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
Camille sees music in writerly way
Camille O’Sullivan is currently performing at the Irish Arts Center. PHOTO: ERIN BAIANO By Colleen Taylor Camille O’Sullivan is the 21st century ve...
April 07, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Spring Fever—In the Kitchen!
BHOFACK2 | DREAMSTIME.COM Recipes / By Margaret M. Johnson Who doesn’t love April? Spring break. Spring fever. Spring produce. With only a few week...
April 06, 2016
by Margaret M. Johnson
Culture
Remember the evolution!
The Grand Canal entrance to Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com The last act of the 1...
April 05, 2016
by Peter McDermott
Culture
O’Carolan’s ghost in the room
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. By Colleen Taylor This past week, at the American Conference for Irish Studies, the sounds of the 18th century met the 21’s...
April 04, 2016
by Colleen Taylor
Culture
Dynamic, nuanced CD will thrill
Notify’s new album is “InConcept.” By Daniel Neely As I write, I’m getting ready to head out to St. Louis for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s North A...
April 01, 2016
by Daniel Neely
Culture
An artistic, military heritage
Cormac O’Malley. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Over the past 30 years, Irish-born American lawyer Cormac O’Malley ...
March 31, 2016
by Irish Echo Staff
Culture
I’m living a real life ‘Brooklyn’
Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey in “Brooklyn.” By Lisa Redmond The film “Brooklyn” tells the story of a young Irish girl, Eilis Lacey, who leaves behi...
March 30, 2016
by Lisa Redmond